Acht adrette junge Leute versammeln sich in einem abgeschotteten Raum, um in einem anderthalbstündigen Test denjenigen unter ihnen zu ermitteln, der in Zukunft einen der Chefsessel jenes Unternehmens besetzen darf, das den Test veranstaltet. Zu beantworten gilt es nur eine einzige Frage. Doch weil diese nie gestellt wird und damit wohl ebenfalls zu erraten ist, breiten sich erst Ratlosigkeit und dann Unruhe aus. Unter wachsendem Druck fallen Masken, die unterschiedlich belastbaren Teilnehmer forschen, streiten, kämpfen schließlich.
In episodenhafter Form erzählt der Film die Geschichte von vielen verschiedenen Personen, die sich während der 60er Jahre in der Hochburg der Country-Musik Nashville tummeln. Obwohl der Country seinen Zenit schon überschritten hat, haben noch viele Menschen den Drang, in eben jener Musikszene Fuß zu fassen. Diese Versuche überschneiden sich mit der Vorbereitung zu einem Konzert im Zuge des Wahlkampfes eines Politikers, der unabhängig für das Präsidentenamt kandidiert. Über dieses Ereignis, sowie über die Bemühungen der unterschiedlichen Künstler, ihren Traum von der Musikkarriere zu verwirklichen, berichtet die britische Journalistin Opal die sich dem Bann des Country schon bald selbst nicht mehr entziehen kann...
In 1920s Mexico, the candidates being chosen to succeed the current president, El Caudillo, find themselves at his mercy as he will resort to anything to accomplish his will, including kidnapping, betrayal, and murder.
Milan tells Žika to get married and come to a suitable candidate, and they decide to give an advertisement in all national and international newspapers. From Slovenia to Brazil, the offers on VHS keep arriving. As Žika do not err on the final selection of young, Milan offers him a language instruction of their knowledge and skills. Žika understands what it is all about and finds out the real tricks of his friend Milan.
An underhanded company man is offered assistance by a secret organization that immerses him in forces beyond his control.
At Evergreen Primary School in Wuhan, China, a Grade 3 class learns what democracy is when an election for class monitor is being held. Three children are chosen by the teacher as candidates and they have a few days to campaign and convince their classmates to vote for them. The little candidates are seen at school and at home, where their parents do their best to make sure their child will win the election.
Popeye and Bluto are running for President. It's election day, the vote is tied, and Olive Oyl is the only remaining voter. However, she won't vote, and the election outcome be decided, until her chores are done. Popeye and Bluto compete to complete them.
As California gubernatorial candidate Burton is about to cast his vote a truck crashes into the polling booth, critically injuring him and his opponent. A flashback traces his career from unemployed veteran to dockworker to lawyer. A side thread traces his tortured relationship with his wife.
A documentary on the competition for student body president at New York's Stuyvesant High School. As the notoriously competitive school's election draws near, the campaign becomes a microcosm for the nation at large, with race, gender and appearance vying for attention with real issues.
Mickey and Froggy are candidates running to be president of the Gang's club. When the vote continues to end in a tie, the club winds up split. Buckwheat then reminds everyone of the lessons learned from Abraham Lincoln when America was once divided.
A jaded political campaign operative gradually realizes the horrific true nature of the popular yet brash candidate she is working for.